SLASH Announces North American TourThe ex-GNR guitarist and his three-piece band will hit the road with Alter Bridges' Myles Kennedy on vocals. [NME]

DRAKE Visits Studio with CHRIS BROWN!Rihanna's ex-beaus make peace in the wake of Brown's emotional Michael Jackson tribute at the BET Awards. [SOHH]

SONIC YOUTH, THE SOFT PACK, THE KILLS Join ELIJAH WOOD's Charity AlbumSleigh Bells, White Denim also benefit a non-profit that brings musicians, artists and actors into hospitals to work with sick children. [NME]

JOHN LENNON's Solo Albums Remastered, Reissued to Celebrate 70th Birthday"I hope that this remastering/reissue programme will help bring his incredible music to a whole new audience," said Yoko Ono. [NME]

ARCADE FIRE to Play 'The Daily Show'Montreal band will rock for Jon Stewart on August 12, about a week after the release of their new album The Suburbs. [Twitter]

LADY GAGA Launches New 'Monster' Tour in MontrealGaga puts the "G" in gaudy, and 17,000 fans in the Canadian arena love her for it. [SPIN]

INTERPOL Unveil Cover Art, Tracklist for New AlbumThe New York band's self-titled fourth album drops September 7 via Matador. [Matador]

SLIPKNOT "Undecided" on Band's Future After Bassist PAUL GRAY's DeathGuitarist Jim Root says it will be "probably two years at least" before the group got back together. [Sonisphere Festival]